The Ashes - Test -

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley lbw b Neser	16	29	3	0	55.17
Ben Duckett c Carey b Starc	27	24	5	0	112.5
Jacob Bethell c Carey b Boland	10	23	2	0	43.47
Joe Root c & b Neser	160	242	15	0	66.11
Harry Brook c Smith b Boland	84	97	6	1	86.59
Ben Stokes c Carey b Starc	0	11	0	0	0
Jamie Smith c Boland b Labuschagne	46	76	6	1	60.52
Will Jacks c Green b Neser	27	62	2	1	43.54
Brydon Carse c Carey b Green	1	6	0	0	16.66
Matty Potts NOT OUT	1	16	0	0	6.25
Josh Tongue b Neser	0	2	0	0	0

Extras	12 (B 1, LB 6, NB 3, WB , P 2)
Total	384 ( 97.3 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	23	2	93	2
Michael Neser	18.3	2	60	4
Scott Boland	26	2	85	2
Cameron Green	18	0	85	1
Beau Webster	5	0	20	0
Travis Head	4	0	20	0
Marnus Labuschagne	3	0	14	1

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head NOT OUT	162	160	24	1	101.25
Jake Weatherald lbw b Stokes	21	36	4	0	58.33
Marnus Labuschagne c Bethell b Stokes	48	68	7	0	70.58
Michael Neser c Smith b Carse	24	90	4	0	26.66
Steven Smith NOT OUT	16	39	1	0	41.02

Extras	10 (B 0, LB 5, NB 3, WB , P 2)
Total	281 ( 65 )Ovr, (3 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Brydon Carse	15	1	66	1
Matthew Potts	17	1	104	0
Josh Tongue	18	0	56	0
Ben Stokes	14	4	41	2
Will Jacks	1	0	9	0

Series:	The Ashes - Test -
Match:	England Vs Australia - TEST
Date:	Sat, Jan 03, 2026 - Thu, Jan 08, 2026
Time:	23:00 GMT Wed, 07 Jan, 04:30 IST
Toss:	England, elected to bat first
Venue:	Sydney Cricket Ground
Match Raferee:
England Playing XI:	Z Crawley, BM Duckett, JG Bethell, JE Root, HC Brook, BA Stokes, JL Smith, WG Jacks, BA Carse, MJ Potts, JC Tongue
Australia Paying XI:	TM Head, J Weatherald, M Labuschagne, MG Neser, SPD Smith, UT Khawaja, AT Carey, C Green, BJ Webster, MA Starc, SM Boland